Three imprisoned Palestine Action activists survived a months-long hunger that has been described as a ‘landmark moment of pure defiance’
Three imprisoned Palestine Action activists ended a months-long hunger strike on 14 January after the UK government decided not to award a $2.7 billion military training contract to Israeli arms maker Elbit Systems’ British subsidiary.
“Elbit Systems is living on stolen time – we will see it shut down for good, not because of the government, but because of the people," Prisoners for Palestine said, crediting the outcome to sustained prisoner pressure.
The group also described the hunger strike as “a landmark moment of pure defiance, an embarrassment for the British state," adding that the strike “exposed to the world Britain has political prisoners in service of a foreign genocidal regime, and has seen hundreds of people commit to take direct action in the prisoners’ footsteps.”
On 15 January, Heba Muraisi, Kamran Ahmed, and Lewie Chiaramello confirmed they had begun refeeding under medical supervision after learning that Elbit Systems UK was denied the contract.
The deal would have seen the Israeli arms maker train up to 60,000 British troops each year over a decade.
Four other imprisoned activists - Teuta Hoxha, Jon Cink, Qesser Zuhrah, and Amu Gib - also resumed refeeding after pausing their strikes. (more...)
Palestine Action hunger strike ends after UK scraps Elbit Systems contract
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